Vol. 4 Issue 40 – Research Paper: ‘Two Englishes-Towards Sensible Language Teaching and Learning’ by Dr. R. Srividya

In India, English is a library language. Most of the Indians tend to reserve it for formal occasions and don’t get chatty in English, unless they are from convent schools. We chat in our own local languages. English is used to communicate with those who don’t understand the local language. English does have immense potential for humour and chatting in English does help in enriching ourselves in the English language. This can be done by getting students do extensive secondary reading where they get to learn informal usages. Unless students who reach middle school understand the distinctions and get sensitive to words and its meanings, they are likely to commit malapropisms that would cause serious troubles not only to themselves, but to the organization or nation which they are to handle in their later life.

Vol. 4 Issue 40 – Research Paper: ‘Problems of Teaching English Communication Skills at College Level in Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan’ by Vinod Kumar Bairwa

English taught in the most of the institutions threw grammar translation method, which makes them good in grammar and to some extant in writing. Speaking is at all emphasized because the teacher teaching English is himself is no well conversant with the language. As a result of he chooses most convenient method, the grammar translation method. The need of the porn is to enhancement in communication skills is which can be done threw communicative language teaching.

Vol. 4 Issue 39 – Research Paper: ‘English in India Today: Discipline, In-Discipline and Post-Discipline’ by Vinod Kumar Bairwa

The Waymade College of Education is organizing a NAAC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Challenging Challenges: Towards Quality Higher Education’ on November 23-24, 2012.